Page 1 DEFORMATION OF THE EARTHS CRUST • Types of Deformation 1. folds 2. faultsPage 2 Page 3 Folded Rocks 1. due to compressional forces 2. types of folds i. monocline ii. anticlines iii. synclinesPage 4 Folded Rocks 3. anatomy of a fold i. limbs ii. axial plane iii. plungePage 5 Page 6 Page 7 Folded Rocks 2. types of folds iv. overturned v. asymmetricalPage 8 Folded Rocks 2. types of folds vi. domes vii. basinsPage 9 Anatomy of a fault iv. strike & dipPage 10 Anatomy of a fault i. head wall (or hanging wall) ii. foot wall iii. fault planePage 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Disconformity Angular Unconformity Nonconformity UNCONFORMITIESPage 16